• Giving Back to the Game

  • Note: The following article appeared in the Nov. 6, 2008 edition of The Augusta Chronicle
  • Dozens of area baseball players have reached that lifelong dream of making it as a professional baseball player. Many of them have returned to Augusta to help the next generation do the same.
  • Augusta residents Robbie Wachman, a former pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization, and Ray Serrano, who spent a portion of the summer as a catcher for the Atlanta Braves' Triple-A affiliate in Richmond, Va., have gathered together a group of current and former pro ball players from the Augusta area to create the Best 9 Training Academy of Augusta. The training academy's purpose is to help local athletes in their pursuit of a college or professional career. Read More...